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Chur ch of Sci ent ol ogyFl ag Servi ce Or gani zati on

( herei naft er r ef er r ed t o as "FSO")Conf i dent i al i t y Agr eement

I , ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ( Par i shi oner" ) HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE t hat I amvol unt ari l y appl yi ng t o part i ci pate i n RELI GI OUS SERVI CES whi ch i nvol ve t he del i ver y or st udy ofcer t ai n i nf ormati on or mater i al s ( t he "Advanced Technol ogy, " r ef err ed t o bel ow) t hat are st r i ct l y

conf i dent i al and are onl y made avai l abl e to me based upon my under st andi ng and agreement t or espect and pr eser ve t hei r conf i dent i al i t y f or ever i n accordance wi t h the pr ovi si ons of t hi sAgreement .

The purpose of t hi s Agreement bet ween Par i shi oner and Church of Sci entol ogy Fl ag Servi ceOrgani zat i on, I nc. ( her ei naf t er "FSO") a non- pr of i t r el i gi ous corporati on, i s t o pr eserve theconf i dent i al i t y of t he upper l evel scri pt ur es of t he Sci ent ol ogy rel i gi on whi ch wi l l be madeavai l abl e t o Par i shi oner dur i ng hi s/ her part i ci pat i on i n any rel i gi ous ser vi ces i n accor dance wi t ht he pol i ci es, pr act i ces and scr i pt ur es of t he Sci ent ol ogy rel i gi on and the t erms and condi t i ons oft hi s Agr eement .

RECI TALS:A. L. Ron Hubbar d i s t he Founder of t he Sci ent ol ogy rel i gi on. The wr i t i ngs and r ecor ded andspoken words of Mr . Hubbard regardi ng t he rel i gi on and the admi ni st r ati on of t he eccl esi asti calhi erar chy of t he Chur ches of Sci ent ol ogy are herei naf t er r efer r ed t o as ' t he Sci ent ol ogyScri pt ur es. ' I ncl uded i n t he Sci ent ol ogy Scri pt ur es i s a subst ant i al body of copyri ght ed,conf i dent i al upper l evel r el i gi ous wr i t i ngs ( col l ect i vel y, t he "Advanced Technol ogy") t hat has

never been dul y publ i shed and has been dul y di ssemi nated, sol ey to cer t ai n authori zedChur ches of Sci ent ol ogy, i ncl udi ng FSO, f or nar r owl y def i ned usage by sel ect , qual i f i edpar i shi oner s or st af f i n connecti on wi t h aut hor i zed spi r i t ual counsel l i ng and t r ai ni ng. TheAdvanced Technol ogy i ncl udes t he L Rundowns, Power , R6EW, Cl eari ng Cour se, Cl earCer t ai nty Rundown, Sunshi ne Rundown, NOTs and Sol o NOTs and t he OT cour ses 1- VI I I , andt he Cl ass VI I I - XI I Audi t or and C/ S cour ses. FSO has i nf ormati on and mater i al s compr i si ngcert ai n of t he Advanced Technol ogy whi ch const i t ut e val uabl e pr opr i etary matt ers pr otected byi nt el l ectual pr oper t y and ot her l aw, and makes i t avai l abl e onl y to qual i f i ed pari shi oners i nst ages or gr adi ent s, under secur e condi t i ons. Cert ai n of t hese cour ses ar e Sol o audi t or cour ses,i n whi ch t he Pari shi oner wi l l st udy the advanced mater i al s of t hat l evel and t hen audi t hi m orhersel f .

B. FSO has been aut hori zed, i n st r i ct accor dance wi t h cer t ai n condi t i ons and l i mi t ati onsr egardi ng such matt ers as repr oduct i on, di st r i but i on, pr oduct i on of der i vat i ve works, and useand di scl osur e of t he Advanced Technol ogy, t o make appr opr i ate i nf ormati on, mater i al andworks wi t hi n t he Advanced Technol ogy avai l abl e t o t hose pari shi oners who have att ai nedspeci f i ed l evel s of spi r i t ual advancement wi t hi n t he Sci ent ol ogy rel i gi on and who are ot herwi se

qual i f i ed pur suant t o cer t ai n et hi cal and rel i gi ous st andards. I n accor dance wi t h Chur ch pol i cy, t ost udy, ut i l i ze or r ecei ve counsel i ng i nvol vi ng the Advanced Technol ogy. As i t has beendet er mi ned t hat t he Par i shi oner i s now qual i f i ed f or l i mi t ed access, usage or spi r i t ual counsel i ngand t r ai ni ng i nvol vi ng cer t ai n of t he Advanced Technol ogy i n order t o cont i nue hi s/ her r el i gi ousand spi r i t ual advancement , t he part i es hereby agr ee as f ol l ows:

AGREEMENT

1. The Reci t al s ar e hereby made part of t hi s Agr eement and ar e acknowl edged to be t r ue.

2. Par i shi oner has seen the f i l m "Or i ent ati on" and i s i nf ormed and aware and ful l y underst andst hat Sci ent ol ogy i s a r el i gi on, t hat i t s teachi ngs ar e rel i gi ous, and t hat i t s cl ai ms ar e r el i gi ousi nnature. Par i shi oner i s f ur t her i nf ormed and aware and f ul l y underst ands t hat by part i ci pati ng i nSci ent ol ogy ser vi ces, t he Pari shi oner i s par t i ci pati ng i n r el i gi ous ser vi ces under t heeccl es i ast i calpr i nci pl es of t he Sci ent ol ogy rel i gi on. Pari shi oner i s al so i nf or med and awar e and f ul l y

underst ands t hat chur ch of Sci ent ol ogy Fl ag Servi ce Or gani zati on, I nc. i s one of many ent i t i esser vi ng t he pur poses of t he Sci ent ol ogy rel i gi on, i s a di st i nct l egal cor por ati on whi ch i s ( a)i ndependent l y operat i ng and r esponsi bl e f or i t s own cor porat e and eccl esi asti cal af f ai r s and ( b>l i censed by and ent i t y of t he Sci ent ol ogy rel i gi on t o mi ni st er, i ncl udi ng, wher e appl i cabl e,grant i ng access t o the Advanced Technol ogy t o qual i f i ed Par i shi oners , and t hat t he revenuesder i ved t her ef r om ar e a si gni f i cant means of support f or t he Sci ent ol ogy rel i gi on. Accor di ngl y,Par i shi oner acknowl edges t hat compl i ance wi t h al l t he t erms and condi t i ons of t hi s Agreementi s a f undament al obl i gati on of Pari shi oner , t he honor i ng of whi ch i s essent i al and cri t i cal t o thef uncti oni ng of t he Sci ent ol ogy rel i gi on.

3. Upon Par i shi oner' s si gnature on t hi s Agr eement , si gni f yi ng hi s/ her compl ete assent t o al lt erms and condi t i ons of conf i dent i al i t y and non- di scl osur e wi t h respect t o t he Advanced


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Technol ogy, and condi t i oned upon Par i shi oner ' s ongoi ng compl i ance wi t h al l prer equi si t es andr equi r ement s, i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t ed t o si gni ng hi s/ her Enr ol l ment Agr eement , i n accor dancewi t h appl i cabl e pol i ci es as adopt ed by FSO, FSO shal l pr ovi de and aut hori ze t he l i mi t ed use ofcert ai n Advanced Technol ogy i nf ormat i on, materi al s and works i n connecti on wi t h t he del i ver yof r el i gi ous ser vi ces t o Par i shi oner i n t he manner speci f i ed i n t he Sci ent ol ogy Scri pt ur es.Par i shi oner acknowl edges t hat t he ter m "non- di scl osur e" as used i n thi s Agr eement r estr i ct s anyuse or di scl osur e of t he Advanced Technol ogy to sol el y that use and di scl osur e expr essl yaut hr i zed for Par i shi oner by appl i cabl e Sci ent ol ogy pol i ci es whi ch Pari shi oner shal l be requi r ed

t o st udy bef ore havi ng access t o any Advanced Technol ogy mater i al s. Such author i zed use anddi scl osur e shal l be as necessar y f or Pari shi oner t o recei ve Sci ent ol ogy ser vi ces. Par i shi onerf urt her acknowl edges t hat FSO i s bei ng i nduced t o make cer t ai n Advanced Technol ogy andunderl yi ng and rel ated i nf ormati on, mater i al and works avai l abl e f or use i n connect i on wi t hPar i shi oner ' s r el i gi ous st udy and t r ai ni ng based upon Par i shi oner ' s pr omi se of f ul l and f ai t hf ulcompl i ance wi t h al l of t he t erms and condi t i ons of t hi s Agreement .

4. Par i shi oner speci f i cal l y acknowl edges and agrees t hat t he Advanced Technol ogy, and themi ni st eri ng t hereof ( i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t ed t o t he i nf ormati on, mater i al and works of t heAdvanced Technol ogy f or whi ch he/ she qual i f i es i n connect i on wi t h rel i gi ous st udy and tr ai ni ng,whether mi ni st ered t o Pari shi oner by other s qual i f i ed t o do so wi t hi n FSO or made avai l abl e t oPar i shi oner f or i nspect i on and st udy i n secur e ci r cumst ances by FSO) :

( a) const i t ut es conf i dent i al and pr opr i etar y i nf ormati on, t he ri ght s t o whi ch are owned by FSO' sl i censor ,

( b) i s onl y t o be used and r ef err ed t o by Pari shi oner i n a manner aut hori zed by t he expr ess t erms

of t hi s Agr eement , t he Sci ent ol ogy Scri pt ur es themsel ves and appl i cabl e pol i ci es whi ch, f r omt i me to t i me, shal l be made know t o Pari shi oner:

( c> shal l onl y be used by Pari shi oner i n connecti on wi t h aut hor i zed rel i gi ous servi ces or st udyand shal l not be used i n any way that i s not expr essl y aut hori zed by t hi s Agr eement or byappl i cabl e pol i ci es or t he Sci ent ol ogy Scr i pt ur es, whi ch f r omt i me to t i me, shal l be made knownt o, and st udi ed by, Par i shi oner .

( d) shal l not be di scl osed, di r ectl y or i ndi r ectl y, i n whol e or i n part , i n any f or m or medi um, t oany person or organi zati on;

( e) shal l not ent i t l e Par i shi oner t o any r i ght t o possess (except dur i ng per i ods of Par i shi oner ' suset o recei ve Sci ent ol ogy servi ces as may be aut hori zed, f r omt i me t o t i me, by FSO) , any copi es ormateri al s embodyi ng or compr i si ng any of t he i nformat i on, materi al s or works wi t hi n t heAdvanced Technol ogy;

( f ) shal l onl y be made avai l abl e at t he appr opr i at e l evel s whi ch Par i shi oner i s qual i f i ed t o recei vei n connecti on wi t h r el i gi ous servi ces, t r ai ni ng or counsel i ng and t hen, onl y wi t hi n t he conf i nes ofdesi gnat ed secur e l ocat i ons under ci r cumst ances i n whi ch Par i shi oner has agr eed not t o r etai n,copy or otherwi se dupl i cate any of t he i nf ormat i on, materi al s or works compr i si ng t he Advanced

Technol ogy; and

( g) shal l not ent i t l e Par i shi oner , di rectl y or i ndi rectl y, t o dupl i cat e, summari ze, prepare worksderi ved f r omor based upon, or r ecr eat e any of t he i nf ormati on, mater i al s or works compr i si ngt he Advanced Technol ogy, i n whol e or i n part , i n any f orm or medi um, i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t edt o maki ng, usi ng, di scl osi ng or ot herwi se di ssemi nati ng photocopi es or other r epr oduct i ons,notes, r econst r uct i ons or summari es, i ncl udi ng by el ect r oni c repr oduct i on, st orage,di ssemi nati on or t r ansmi ssi on, i ncl udi ng comput er r eadabl e st orage or t r ansmi ssi on vi a t hei nt er net , or any ot her el ectr oni c medi a, now or hereaf t er known. Al l of t he foregoi ng i s st r i ctl ypr ohi bi t ed by t hi s Agr eement , Sci ent ol ogy Scr i pt ur es and appl i cabl e l aw.

5. Par i shi oner shal l pr ot ect and mai nt ai n t he conf i dent i al i t y of , and r i gorousl y compl y wi t h t hi sAgr eement ' s non- di scl osur e and non- use dut i es wi t h respect t o al l i nf ormati on, mater i al s and

works compr i si ng al l or any part of t he Advanced Technol ogy that i s r eveal ed t o Pari shi oner byany means.

6. Except f or Par i shi oner' s own advancement i n the Sci ent ol ogy r el i gi on, and to t he extentPar i shi oner, i n the capaci t y as a st af f member , may be aut hori zed by FSO or by anotherAdvanced Church of Sci ent ol ogy t o i mpart t he Advanced Technol ogy t o other pari shi oners .Par i shi oner shal l not, by t hi s agr eement or other wi se, have any r i ght s i n or t o t he Advanced

Technol ogy, t he wor ks compr i si ng i t or t he i nf or mat i on and mat er i al s embodi ed i n such wor ks,and Pari shi oner' s use t hereof shal l at al l t i mes be consi st ent wi t h Sci ent ol ogy scri pt ur e, pol i cyand the t erms and condi t i ons of t hi s Agr eement .

7. Par i shi oner shal l f ai t hf ul l y compl y wi t h al l pol i c i es, rul es and r egul at i ons dul y i ssued by or


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t hr ough FSO r espect i ng the conf i dent i al i t y, secur i t y and non- di scl osur e of t he AdvancedTechnol ogy.

8. Par i shi oner unders t ands and acknowl edges that t he conf i dent i al i t y of t he AdvancedTechnol ogy i s t o be mai nt ai ned f or ever by FSO, by al l ot her Churches of Sci entol ogy andaf f i l i at ed organi zat i ons, and by thei r respecti ve par i shi oner s and st af f , i ncl udi ng Pari shi oner.Accor di ngl y, Par i shi oner acknowl edges t hat i t i s hi s obl i gat i on t o mai nt ai n conf i dent i al i t y of t heent i r ety and al l part s of t he Advanced Technol ogy and t o t ake steps t o avoi d i t s unauthori zed

use or di scl osur e i n any f orm or manner whatsoever. Par i shi oner shal l i mmedi atel y noti f y t heEthi cs Of f i cer at FSO of any unauthori zed use or di scl osur e of whi ch Par i shi oner becomes awareor may suspect .

9. Par i shi oner shal l at no ti me, chal l enge, under any l aws now or her ei naf t er enact ed, t heval i di t y, ownershi p or enf orcement of any r i ght s i n and to t he Advanced Technol ogy or any oft he i nf ormati on, mater i al s or works r el ati ng t heret o, or ot herwi se take any act i on whi ch woul dbe detr i ment al t o FSO, i t s l i censor and/ or any ot her dul y l i censed Chur ch of Sci ent ol ogy, orassi st any ot her per son or ent i t y i n doi ng so, under any l aws now or her ei naf t er enact ed.

10. Par i shi oner acknowl edges and agr ees t hat t he cont i nui ng harm t o FSO, t o al lother chur ches of Sci ent ol ogy and af f i l i at ed or gani zat i ons t hat woul d resul t f r omhi s/ her breachof any of t he pr ovi si ons of t hi s Agr eement , i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t ed to Par i shi oner' sunaut hori zed use or di scl osur e, of al l or i n any part , of t he Advanced Technol ogy or t hei nf ormati on, mater i al s or works compri si ng i t , woul d not be r eadi l y compensabl e monetari l yand woul d hence const i t ut e i r r eparabl e harm. Theref ore, Par i shi oner her eby consent s t o t heent r y of t emporar y, pr el i mi nary and permanent i nj unct i ve r el i ef agai nst Par i shi oner shoul d

Par i shi oner breach or t hr eat en t o br each any of t he t erms of t hi s Agr eement , wi t hout r equi r i ngt he enforci ng part y t o post a bond or make any under t aki ng as a condi t i on of such r el i ef exceptt o the ext ent an under t aki ng may, under appl i cabl e l aw, be requi r ed, i n whi ch event Par i shi onerr ecogni zes t hat an undert aki ng of $10, 000 shal l be adequate t o cover any economi c i nt erest( i ncl udi ng Par i shi oner ' s att or neys' f ees) . I n addi t i on, Pari shi oner acknowl edges and agr ees t hatnot onl y woul d i t be ext r emel y di f f i cul t t o determi ne or cal cul ate t he actual monetary damagesr esul t i ng f r omhi s/ her br each of any of t he pr ovi si ons of t hi s Agr eement , but t hat FSO and/ or i t sl i censor wi l l be requi r ed t o i ncur si gni f i cant l egal f ees and cost s t o pr otect and pr eser ve t heAdvanced Technol ogy, as i t i s scr i pt ur al l y and cont r act ual l y bound t o do. As such, Par i shi oneragr ees t o rei mbur se FSO and/ or i t s l i censor , f or FSO' s or i t s l i censor ' s l egal f ees f or each suchbr each by Pari shi oner. Fur t her, Par i shi oner agr ees t o pay FSO and i t s l i censor t he tot al amount of$100, 000 f or each such br each by Par i shi oner. Par i shi oner under st ands t hat t hese pr ovi si onsconst i t ut e a rei mbur sement , not a penal t y, and that t hi s agr eement i s a r easonabl e arr angementt o make FSO and/ or i t s l i censor whol e f or t he f oreseeabl e l osses t hat mi ght r esul t f r omany suchbreach. Par i shi oner f ur t her under st ands and acknowl edges t hat each br each by Pari shi oner oft hi s Agr eement shal l be t r eat ed as a seperat e br each, i ncl udi ng each subsequent unaut hori zedact , such as unaut hori zed possessi on, r epr oduct i on, di ssemi nati on, pr eparat i on of der i vat i ve

works, and/ or use or di scl osur e of t he i nf ormat i on underl yi ng or compri si ng t he AdvancedTechnol ogy by any t hi r d part y ( i ncl udi ng t hi r d part y di scl osur es t o another i ndi vi dual ororgani zat i on) whi ch resul t s, di rectl y or i ndi rectl y, f r om Par i shi oner s i ni t i al unaut hori zed use ordi scl osur e.

11. I n t he event t hat any pr ovi si ons of t he Agr eement shal l be decl ared to be voi d or ot herwi seunenf orceabl e under appl i cabl e l aw, t he remai ni ng pr ovi si ons shal l r emai n i n f ul l f orce andef f ect. Thi s Agr eement shal l be bi ndi ng upon and i nur e to t he benef i t or bur den, as t he casemay be, of t he respect i ve hei r s, successors and assi gns of t he part i es.

12. Thi s Agr eement i s f or t he benef i t of FSO and i t s l i censor and shal l be enforceabl e by FSO ori t s l i censor ( whi ch, f or t hese pur poses, shal l be a t hi r d par t y benef i ci ar y of Par i shi oner ' s dut i esand obl i gati ons under t hi s Agr eement and shal l have the ri ght t o enf orce, l egal l y and equi t abl y,t hose dut i es and obl i gati ons di r ect l y agai nst pari shi oner) i n t he event of any br each byPar i shi oner. Par i shi oner f ur t her acknowl edges that FSO, as an aut hori zed l i censee of cer t ai nr i ght s i n the Advanced Technol ogy, i s aut hori zed t o enf orce t he rest r i ct i ons on use anddi scl osur e of t he Advanced Technol ogy descri bed i n t hi s Agreement wi t hout t he j oi nder of t he

l i censor and t hat any equi t abl e r emedi es FSO may recei ve shal l be f ul l y enf orceabl e by i t and/ ori t s l i censor .

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